Ben Murdock
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Ben Murdock Season 2006-2007

Height6-2
ClassJunior
HometownBountiful, Utah
Previous SchoolDixie State College
ProvinceUtah

BYU Highlights

  • Appeared in 66 games including 35 starts, averaging 17.8 minutes per game
  • Averaged 2.7 points. 2.4 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game
  • Shot 34.0 percent from the floor, 30.4 percent from three and 70.8 percent from the free throw line
  • Scored in double figures once, a career-high 13 against Colorado State
  • Had career 10 assists against Portland

Personal

  • Parents are J. Blake and Julie Murdock
  • Has two brothers and seven sisters
  • Enjoys golfing in his spare time
  • Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Honolulu, Hawai'i
  • Wife's name is Mindy 
  • Recruited by Weber State
  • Business major.

Before BYU

DIXIE STATE COLLEGE:

  • Earned second-team All-Scenic West Athletic Conference and NJCAA Region 18 honors after averaging 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game
  • Started all 33 games for the Rebels, who went 21-12 overall and earned a third-place SWAC finish at 10-8
  • Led his team in assists, three-pointers made (53), free-throw percentage (.836), steals (1.2), minutes (29.9) and assist/turnover ratio (2.1) while ranking second in scoring
  • Also led the league in free-throw efficiency and ranked second in minutes, third in assists, fourth in assist/turnover ratio and seventh in steals
  • Recorded season highs of 28 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists
  • Led the team in scoring seven times, assists 16 times and steals 11 times
  • Helped the Rebels advance to the Region 18 Tournament finals, earning All-Tournament Team honors
  • Selected team captain and Most Valuable Player
  • Coached by Jon Judkins, brother of BYU women's basketball head coach Jeff Judkins
  • Named to the Dean's List in 2005-06. 

SNOW COLLEGE:

  • Played in 32 games with 31 starts at Snow College, averaging 8.8 points (fourth on the team) and 3.3 rebounds per game
  • Shot .485 from the field
  • Led the team with 138 assists while averaging 4.3 apg and a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio
  • Ranked fourth in the Scenic West Athletic Conference in assists and fifth in assist/turnover ratio while helping the Badgers lead the SWAC in field-goal percentage, assists and assist/turnover ratio
  • Also ranked eighth in the league in steals per game (1.81)
  • Led the team in scoring twice and assists 14 times
  • Posted game-highs of 20 points and 9 assists
  • Helped the Badgers post a 25-7 overall record and a third-place finish in the SWAC with a 13-5 mark
  • Coached by Jon Judkins, brother of BYU women's basketball head coach Jeff Judkins 
  • Named to the Dean's List in 2004-05. 

BOUNTIFUL HIGH SCHOOL:

  •  Lettered in basketball, football and soccer 
  • Named second-team all-state as a senior while leading his team to the Region 5 Championship
  • Also named all-region in football and all-state in soccer
  • Received the Bountiful High Best All-Around Athlete award as a senior
  • Graduated with honors and received the Bountiful High Student-Athlete award.
Ben-Murdock

Senior
2007-2008

Guard
6-2 / 185 lbs